FOR 11/23

PETER BLUM SOHO SHOWS HUMA BHABHA AND MATTHEW DAY JACKSON

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NEW YORK CITY — Peter Blum Gallery is showing the exhibition “Huma Bhabha and Matthew Day Jackson, Sculptures and New Print Editions” at Peter Blum SoHo, 99 Wooster Street. On view through January 12, the exhibit features new print projects and recent sculptures by Huma Bhabha and Matthew Day Jackson.

Bhabha’s portfolio, Reconstructions, consists of 16 photogravures and two woodblock prints. Bhabha draws colossal figures, feet or other forms over photographs of landscapes littered with abandoned foundations that she took in her native Pakistan. In addition, the two woodblock prints feature feet, an iconic image found throughout Bhabha’s oeuvre.

Jackson has created three new print projects from the “Dymaxion Series,” a reference to Buckminster Fuller’s inventions. “Das Wochenendhaus” is an installation of 16 prints of multiple techniques, which together comment on various utopian visions in America’s history. In the triptych “Missing Link (Lady Liberty),” Jackson utilizes a found poster illustrating Degas’ dancer, while also referencing imagery by Goya and Hiroshige. Jackson’s portrait of Buckminster Fuller, entitled “Bucky (ROYGBV),” pays homage to the visionary thinker shown before his geodesic dome.

New sculptures by Bhabha and Jackson will also be on view.

For additional information, www.peterblumgallery.com or 212-343-0441.